half boot

noun

: a boot with a top reaching above the ankle and ending below the knee

Examples of half boot in a Sentence

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But the Democrats of Dallas County who had gathered for their spring fund-raiser were brought to their feet by a lean man from Missouri dressed in standard-issue millennial garb: suit jacket, bluejeans, narrow tie and two-tone half boots. Michael Tackett, New York Times, 28 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of half boot was in 1603

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“Half boot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20boot. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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